Ornamental protecting grille



Feb. i 9, 1929. 1,102,345

L. A. GRIGSBY ORNAMENTAL PROTECTING GRILLE Filed Aug. 1927 wuwntwPatented F eb. 19, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON A. GBIGBBY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, .ASSIGNOR TO LOGAN 00. INQ, OFLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OI KENTUCKY.

OBNAMENTAL PROTECTING GRILLE.

Application filed August 4, 1927 Serial No. 210,636.

This invention relates to protecting devices and more particularly to anornamental protecting grille for screen doors and similar structures;

An important object of the invention is to provide a novel grille formedof interwoven strips of metal having novel means for adjusting it todoors and similar structures of varying widths. e

A furt-her'object is'to provide a novel ornamental grille which may bemade in standard sizes and provided at its upper and lower ends with adusting arms to permit it to be secured to the frame portions of screendoors and similar structures.

A further object is to provide a novel ornamental grille includinginterwoven vertical and horizontal strips, and to provide adjusting armsextending horizontally from the corners of the grille and provided withinturned lips at their inner ends adapted to be arranged in openingsformed in the upper and lower horizontal strips of the grille, theoutermost vertical strips being turned inwardly to provide slots orsockets in which the adjusting arms are arranged.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the drawings I have shown one embodiment of the invention. In thisshowing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a screen door showing thedevice applied,

Figure 2 is a detail section on line 22 of Figure 1, and,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one corner ofthe grille.

Referring to the drawings, the device has been shown applied to anordinary screen door including side frame portions 11 and wire cloth 12of the usual type.

The device forming the subject matter of the present invention comprisesa. grille 13 formed of vertical and horizontal metal strips Hand 15respectively interwoven as shown, and having their overlapping portionsspot welded or otherwise secured together. The upper ends of thevertical strips 14 may he twisted at right angles to the body of thestrips as at 16 and turned downwardlyand inwardly as at 17 to providethe grille with an ornamental top.

The end portions of the uppermost and lowermost strips 15 are providedwith openingslS spaced apart a suitable distance as will be apparent.The extremities of the outermost vertical strips 14; are turnedinwardly'and downwardly as at19 to form slots or sockets 20 for apurpose to be described. Metal adjusting arms 21 are adapted to bearranged adjacent .each corner of the grille and may be provided attheir outer ends with openings 22.:to receive screws or other fasteningelements whereby they may be secured to the frame portion of the screendoor or other structure. The inner end of each arm 21 provided with alaterally extending lip or tongue 23 which is adapted to be selectivelyarranged in the openings 18. Intermediate its ends, each adjusting armis adapted to project through one of the slots or sockets 20 asindicated in Figure. 1.-

The operation of the device is as follows: The grilles are made inastandard size according to the use to which it is-to be put. Each grilleis furnished with a sutlicient number of the adjusting arms 21. lVhen itis desired to attach the grille toa screen door, the tongues 23 arearranged in selected openings 18 whereby the outer ends of the arms willlie against-the side frame portions of the screen door. The arms projectthrough the slots 20, as. previously stated. Screws or other fasteningelements are then inserted through the openings 22 and secured to thedoor, and the grille will he securely held in position thereagainst. Itwill be noted that the arms provide means for securing the grilles todoors of varying widths thus eliminating the necessity of makingdifferent grilles for doors of diflerent sizes. No fastening elementsare necessary for holding the arms in position on the grille, thetongues 23 and slots QOserVing to prevent movement ofthe arms after theyare secured against the door. It will be apparent that the devicereadily may be adjusted and.

attached to the usual screen door structures without the use of specialtools or the necessity of breaking or shortening projecting attachingarms.

It will be apparent that the device provides pleasing ornamentation forthe screen door and protects the wire cloth from being punctured bycarelessly pushing thereagainst. \Vhile the device has been illustratedas being applied to a screen door it will be apparent that it isapplicable to other mechanical structures including frame members orposts to which the adjustable arms may be secured.

It to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the sub joined claims.

I claim V 1. A device of the character described comprising a bodyhaving a plurality of alined openings in opposite sides thereof, saidbody including vertically extending side bars, a plurality of widthadjusting members for said body provided with projections at one endadapted to be received in certain of said openings, and a socket carriedby said body adjacent each of said adjusting members and adapted toreceive said members at a point spaced from the projection thereof, saidside bars being turned back upon themselves to form said sockets.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body having a seriesof horizontally alined openings in each side adjacent the top and bottomthereof, said body including vertically extending side bars, a widthadjusting member associated with each series of openings and providedwith a projection adapted to be received in one of the openings thereof,and a socket carried by said body adjacent each of said adjustingmembers and adapted to receive said members therein, the extremities ofsaid side bars being turned back upon themselves toform said sockets.

and associated with each series of openings,

each of said adjusting bars being provided at its inner end with alaterally extending tongue adapted to be received in one of saidopenings, and a socket carried by said body adjacent each oi saidadjusting bars and adapted to receive said. adjusting bars at a pointspaced from the projection thereof, the extremities of said side barsbeing turned inwardly toward each other to form said sockets.

l. A device of the character described comprising a rectangular grilleformed oi interlaced vertical and horizontal strips, the uppermost andlowermost horizontal strips being provided in their end portions with aseries of horizontally arranged openings extending therethrough, a widthadjusting bar arranged horizontally against each end portion of each ofsaid last named horizontal strips, each of said bars being provided atits inner end with a laterally extending lip adapted to be received inone of said openings, and a socket carried by said grille adjacent eachof said adjusting bars and adapted to receive said bars at a pointspaced from the lip thereof, the extremities of the outermost verticalstrips being turned inwardly toward each other and spaced from the bodythereof to form said sockets.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

LEON A. GRIGSBY.

